Sorry, I'm new in this community. I know such subject has been brought to discussion many times, but it seems that it's been all in old topics that can't be commented anymore (that expire after sometime, I suppose). I would like to bring it back. I see that many of the lists answered concentrate only on b-sides and rare tracks, like it would sound more intelligent or something. Ok, but how can you list the best Prince songs and NOT mention Purple Rain, Kiss or When Doves Cry? There is just some obvious Prince pantheon, I suppose. I've been a Prince fan for the past 5 or 6 years, and I confess I don't know all of his albums properly. But most of them I do. He has a huge and impressive work. Only recently I got into the (great, I think) Emancipation album, for instance. So anyway, these are the greatest Prince songs in my opinion.


1. When doves cry

2. If I was your girlfriend
3. Kiss
4. Purple rain

5. Little red corvette
6. Erotic city
7. Something in the water (does not compute)

(A personal favourite I guess, haven't seen many people writing about it, I just think it's genius.)
8. I would die 4 U
9. 17 days
10. How come U don't call me anymore?

11. The beautiful ones
12. Raspberry beret

13. She's always in my hair
14. Sign 'o' the times
15. The ballad of Dorothy Parker
16. Anotherloverholenyohead
17. Uptown
18. Controversy
19. Let's pretend we're married
20. U got the look

21. Baby I'm a star
22. America
23. Darling Nikki
24. Anna Stesia

25. Scarlet pussy
26. Tamborine
(This song is so clever and humorous. I think the album Around the world in a day is very underrated. Not a deception in anyway, like many critics said comparing it to Purple rain. They are just very different.)
27. Cindy C.
28. Delirious
29. Dirty mind
30. Private joy

I thought of Nothing compares 2 u, but, although it's a great song, I don't think his version is good enough to be on the list. I also thought of his greatest 90's (Get off, My name is Prince, My computer) and 00's (Te amo, corazón, Illusion, coma, pimp & circumstance) songs, but I don't think they are in the same level of most of his 80's stuff.

What would be your lists?

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Welcome to the .org!

However, I've never favored his 1980s music. There were some classics, but I like 1995-2009 better. My list:

1. Sometimes It Snows In April

2. Come On

3. Controversy

4. Sign O The Times

5. All The Critics Love U In New York

6. The Word

7. Purple Rain

8. Somewhere Here On Earth

9. Wall Of Berlin

10. The Love We Make

I'm not quite as certain about 11-20, as I usually don't make more than a top 10 list, but...

11. Dinner With Delores

12. West

13. Into The Light

14. Dolphin

15. Lady Cab Driver

16. Here On Earth

17. Xpedition

18. Cream

19. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?

20. A Case Of U

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Wow. I guess people on this site finally got tired of 'list' threads..

my favourite songs are:

the beautiful ones

scandalous

TMBGITW

If i was your girlfriend

Electric intercourse

Little red corvette

When you were mine

Do me baby

I wish u heaven (parts 1-3)

I love u in me

at the moment subject to change

Let's give it a shot...(I'm going to try really hard not to confuse my favorites with what I think his best are..)

1. If I Was Your Girlfriend

2. When Doves Cry

3. Mountains

4. Joy In Repetition

5. Kiss

6. Little Red Corvette

7. Erotic City

9. 17 Days

10. She's Always In My Hair

11. The Beautiful Ones

12. Sign 'O' the Times

13. Controversy

14. Do Me, Baby

15. Pop Life

16. Shhh

17. D.M.S.R.

18. ICTNTTPOYM

19. Anotherloverhinyohead

20. When You Were Mine

21. Raspberry Beret

22. Let's Go Crazy

23. Strange Relationship

24. Uptown

25. Ballad Of Dorothy Parker

26. I Hate U

27. Lady Cab Driver

28. Sometimes It Snows In April

29. Empty Room

30. I Wanna Be Your Lover

Ughh that was tough...and there are still songs I would've liked to have added

Always willing to share what eye love with newbies

1. Adore

2. When 2 R in Love

3. Do Me Baby

4. 4ever in my life

5. Anna stesia

6. The Beautiful Ones

7. Dirty Mind

8. Cream

9. Mountains

10. The Holy River

(11 to 30 liable to change a lot)

11. Dolphin

12. If I was ur girlfriend

13. Controversy (Long Version)

14. 17 Days

15. Kiss

16. Crucial

17. Good Love

18. When Doves Cry (I know its a hit, but its great)

19. Pussy Control

20. Still would stand all time

21. All of My Dreams

22. A Place in Heaven

23. Head

24. Lets Work

25. Dark

26. Train

27. Power Fantastic

28. Dream Factory

29. Le Grind

30. Housequake

As you can see, my favourite time period is 1986 -1988

CrabalockerFishwife said:

Welcome to the .org!

However, I've never favored his 1980s music. There were some classics, but I like 1995-2009 better. My list:

1. Sometimes It Snows In April

2. Come On

3. Controversy

4. Sign O The Times

5. All The Critics Love U In New York

6. The Word

7. Purple Rain

8. Somewhere Here On Earth

9. Wall Of Berlin

10. The Love We Make

I'm not quite as certain about 11-20, as I usually don't make more than a top 10 list, but...

11. Dinner With Delores

12. West

13. Into The Light

14. Dolphin

15. Lady Cab Driver

16. Here On Earth

17. Xpedition

18. Cream

19. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?

20. A Case Of U

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It's cool to see "Wall of Berlin" on a favorites list. It felt like I was the only one who loved it that much.

1. the beautiful ones.

2. anotherloverholenyohead

3. somebodys somebody.

4. erotic city.

5. possessed.

6. life can be so nice.

7. dirty mind.

8. tick, tick bang.

9. white mansion.

10. take me with u.

11. purple rain.

12. the most beautiful girl in the world.

13. computer blue.

14. darling nikki.

15. shes always in my hair.

16. crystal ball.

17. p control.

18. cindy c.

19. automatic.

20. housequake.

21. mountains.

22. lets work.

23. ripopgodazippa (never fails to make me laugh)

24. 7.

25. vicki waiting.

it changes daily, pretty much everything prince has bought out i love the list could go on & on

1. When doves cry ... yeah ... yeah ... I know that trite answer, but this song made ​​me a fan.

2. Controversy
3. Purple Rain
4. Let's Go Crazy
5. Kiss
6. Adore
7. Little Red Corvette
8. The Beautiful Ones
9. Dolphin
10. Cream

BrazilianOnRaspberryBeret said:

I see that many of the lists answered concentrate only on b-sides and rare tracks, like it would sound more intelligent or something. Ok, but how can you list the best Prince songs and NOT mention Purple Rain, Kiss or When Doves Cry?

Many list threads concentrate on b-sides and/or rare tracks because they have some great songs and amazing music, it's got nothing to do with sounding more intelligent. Also take into account that some people who have been fans longer than a few weeks or a couple of years may be a little tired of talking about the classic well kown songs, that's not to say they do not like them, it's just interesting to talk about the many other songs in his catalogue from time to time.

1.Condition of the heart

2.4 the tears in your eyes

3.Old friends for sale (original version)

4.Paisley park

5.Empty room (esp. live)

6.If I was your girlfriend

7.Something in the water (Does not compute)

8.Raspberry beret

9.Annie Christian

10.She's always in my hair

11.Anna Stesia

12.17 days

13.Let's go crazy

14.Dolphin

15.Anotherloverholenyohead

16. Joy in repetition

17.There is lonely

18.Witness 4 the prosecution

19.The ballad of Dorothy Parker

20.Power fantastic (with jazzy intro)

21.Moonbeam levels (A better place 2 die)

22.God created woman

23.Billy Jack Bitch

24.Rock hard in a funky place

25.Erotic city

26.Sexual suicide

27.When doves cry

28.We can funk (all versions )

29.Had U

30.Don't play me

31.Rebirth of the flesh

32.Love 2 the 9s

33.Sexy MF

34.Hallucination rain (NPG)

35.Curious child

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[Edited 3/6/12 18:48pm]

TheDigitalGardener said:

BrazilianOnRaspberryBeret said:

I see that many of the lists answered concentrate only on b-sides and rare tracks, like it would sound more intelligent or something. Ok, but how can you list the best Prince songs and NOT mention Purple Rain, Kiss or When Doves Cry?

Many list threads concentrate on b-sides and/or rare tracks because they have some great songs and amazing music, it's got nothing to do with sounding more intelligent. Also take into account that some people who have been fans longer than a few weeks or a couple of years may be a little tired of talking about the classic well kown songs, that's not to say they do not like them, it's just interesting to talk about the many other songs in his catalogue from time to time.

Some people may feel that these songs are not their favourites because

1. Personal choice

2. They have been played to death and some people get sick of them through mindless repetition

3. They may be accused by some obsessive purists as less than authentic fans, if they only dig the big hits rather than a demo version of Electric Intercourse etc.

the best for me are, the ride & the undertaker, from the undertaker video. its gonna be a beautiful night, from the nightclubbing vinyl live in den haag. sign o the times, and gett off, from the cd npg funky weapon remix. he has so many great songs. and so many still to come.

CrabalockerFishwife said:

Wow. I guess people on this site finally got tired of 'list' threads..

^

I can list Prince's albums,

but to make a songs list is too difficult.. - for me....

theres' so many great ones and so many bad ones... impossible to choose, and rank the songs...